Spring?

Temperature made it to 74F this afternoon. That tied a record set for this date over a hundred years ago. It isn't going to stick, though. They way we'll be back in the 40s by the weekend. I was surprised while driving home to see unmelted snow piles still lying in shady spots in the woods. We've been above freezing day and night for nearly a week.

When I got to about a mile from home I had to slow way down as a very frightened (and pretty) sorrel mare came charging up the side of the road toward me at a full gallop. I estimate she was traveling at more than 30 mph, with a loose lead rope trailing. I don't know what had spooked her so badly and I've never seen her before so I have no idea where she came from. There seemed little point in turning around to follow her, as that would probably have just made her keep running. Usually a frightened horse will stop after a half mile or so and look for pursuit. Hopefully she did just that, and whoever is responsible for her will get to her then. I saw some people standing near a fence looking after her, but I'm not sure they were the ones who had lost her. None of them were making a move to follow. I just hope she didn't encounter a less thoughtful driver or step on that lead rope and hurt herself. Sigh.